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Apr 29, 2024
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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [FINAL EDITION]
Accounting, BSB
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The accounting curriculum meets both the short- and long-range needs of students who wish to enter the accounting profession. The program will prepare the student for entry into public accounting, corporate, or institutional sectors (e.g., government and not-for-profit). The main requirements for the Accounting BSB include an option for a concentration in Tax, Certified Management Accounting, and Forensic Accounting. Concentrations are NOT required to be selected by the student and the main Accounting BSB Requirements allow a candidate to meet all the requirements needed to sit for the CPA examination, independent of any concentration. The program is also designed to meet the needs of those who plan to extend their formal education at the graduate level and those who wish to pursue the 150-credit-hour requirement.
150-CREDIT HOUR REQUIREMENT IN PA
Students aspiring to be CPAs in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and most other states are required to have 150 credit hours of qualifying education. The SBA and the Department of Accounting, Economics, and Finance have designed several options to meet this requirement. Options include earning a master’s degree (5-year option) or meeting the requirement at the undergraduate level (4-year option). Qualified students with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher are encouraged to complete one extra 3-credit course each semester starting in the second semester of their freshman year. There is no additional tuition cost for this extra course. Public accounting firms require accounting students to indicate their 150-credit plan on there resumes. Internships for credit count toward meeting this requirement. For questions concerning the 150-credit hour requirement and the options available, contact the department head of Accounting, Economics, and Finance.
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Curriculum
Core Business Programs Curriculum (46 credits)
Field of Specialization (44 Credits)
Core Non-Business Requirements (37 Credits)
Total Credits: 127
Note(s)
In an effort to comply with state CPA boards’ 150-credit hour requirement, qualified accounting majors who meet the entrance requirements may count two of the graduate courses completed in the bachelor’s program toward the MS in taxation and financial planning degree or two courses toward the MBA, or MS in business process innovation degree. The two graduate courses count toward both the undergraduate and the graduate degrees.
The program of study that appears here applies to students who were admitted for the summer session of this catalog year and later. Students admitted prior to that term should select the appropriate catalog year of their admission. Choose previous catalogs from the Home, Graduate, or Undergraduate Catalog Page at http://Catalog.widener.edu.
OPTIONAL ACCOUNTING MAJOR CONCENTRATIONS
The following concentrations are optional. Concentrations are NOT required to be selected by students. The main Accounting BSB Requirements allow a candidate to meet all the requirements needed to sit for the CPA examination, independent of any concentration.
Tax Concentration (12 Credits)
Certified Management Accounting Concentration (12 Credits)
Forensics Accounting Concentration (15 Credits)
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